4 Lessons I’ve Learned in 25 Years
Because 25 lessons is too many
I published “23 Lessons I’ve Learned in 23 Years” on my 23rd birthday two years ago.
Those lessons still stick with me today. But now, on my 25th birthday, I’ve learned a lot more.
I don’t have 25 lessons for you. But I do have four big ones.
Be Where Others Are
I thought I was suffering during my four years at Walmart.
It felt so below me. I was working so hard to cover up for other people’s laziness. And I was being run into the ground.
But once I left that job to work from home, I realized how much I needed to be around others.
I was miserable for the last few months of my freelance writing job. Some of it was because the work wasn’t fulfilling. But a lot of it was because the only people I was seeing on a daily basis were my parents.
At Walmart, I talked to tens of people a day — some coworkers, some customers. I liked talking to most of my coworkers. It was a diverse group of people — young and old, American and foreign, male and female. There were new discussions every day, many of which felt productive.
Losing that daily social interaction slowly tore me apart. I felt so lonely and lost…
